captain ibrahim traore, the military president and people's choice of burkina faso, has become the #1 most important Black african man on the planet. his outspoken speeches and fight against imperialism has won the hearts of pan-africanists everywhere. he's brought hope to africa as one of the youngest leaders and he's fought against colonial settlers with a smile on his face.
burkina faso, mali and niger have successfully taken their countries back via military coup de tat but this is the first time we are seeing a military coup result in an anti-imperialist regime. together, the countries have broken away from ecowas to form the aes alliance of sahel states. as countries join their alliances, we will do our best to keep record of history as it happens. this is a monumental time in africa and it stamps a moment that many have been waiting for since the days of thomas sankara and kwame nkrumah.
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Burkina Faso has inaugurated its second brand new Cotton processing plant in Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso.
Prime Minister of Burkinabe, Rimtalba Jean Emmanuel Ouédraogo, representing the President of Faso, inaugurated at the National Centre for Support for the Artisanal Processing of Cotton (CENATAC).
It’s built at the cost of one billion FCFA to improve the quality and competitiveness nature of cotton products.
11/11/2025
Since the reopening of DAFANI COMPANY, the country now produce one of the best natural juice especially from (MANGO) cultivated in the country. Burkina Faso News confirmed that for over 14 months now, the country has not imported natural juice. Brands i.e., Kalyppo often fall under the radar as 'Made in Ghana' or 'Made in Africa' brands but not founded or owned by African people. Many UK, Lebanese, Indian, Chinese and Iranian brands flood the market shops as highly popular brands amongst local citizens. Traoré is practicing an economic and socialist, Pan-African approach to business that empowers his nation as well as its citizens to uplift Burkinabe-owned products.
The 37 year old Revolutionary Military President Captain Ibrahim Traore has given local farmers access to directly market their fruits to the government on better prices while it is processed into great natural juice by DAFANI FACTORY.
DAFANI is a company that was long abandoned as information confirms but was reopen in 2024 by the military president Captain Ibrahim Traore providing jobs to hundreds of people in Burkina Faso.
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the new 'thomas sankara memorial' has been inaugurated in ouagadougou, burkina faso
The Thomas Sankara Mausoleum is a monument commissioned by Captain Ibrahim Traore to honor the life of Sankara and his 12 comrades who were assassinated in 1987 in a French-backed coup led by Blaise Compaore.
The Thomas Sankara Mausoleum was designed by Burkinabè architect Francis Kéré. The memorial is a pan-African place honoring Thomas Sankara for all of Africa and the world.
meet the designer of the thomas sankara memorial in burkina faso
Diébédo Francis Kéré (born 10 April 1965) is a Burkinabe architect, recognized for creating innovative works that are often sustainable and collaborative in nature. In 2022, he became the first native African to receive the Pritzker Architecture Prize.
He successfully designed the Thomas Sankara Museum, which was unveiled 17th May 2025.